Your comment about being stretched coping reminds me of a couple of weeks ago when the power went out over where bikehikebabe lives. I was concerned about the major nuisance for her but she said it was an adventure, like camping. It makes a big difference if it’s just temporary doesn’t it?

I’m looking forward to any pictures you can show us and I’m glad you’re having a good time.

anyway I dropped into Disability dept as they all know I’m having a change of abode – the main man there said “whatever, you are doing now, continue with because you look and sound so happy” and then come back in March and you will be all ready for the New Year!

there are aspects of this holiday that have had me stretched coping but I just decided yesterday that it was just a holiday, it wasn’t where I would live for the rest of the year…so I should enjoy the solitude and stuff…

I bought my digital camera here and I have started with 4 pix taken from the ‘deck’ but in the late afternoon…I will get better ones tomorrow in the light of day, closer to certain things!
cathy in NZ´s last blog ..after 4pm photos

Cathy,
It sounds as if you’re already doing a lot. When I was going to school it always seemed that the new year started when the school year did. Does it feel that way to you? It sounds as if you’re doing plenty and don’t need to add anything!

what got me a thinking about lately was a pal of mine who has a livejournal blog and was talking about what she had achieved or in her case not manage to achieve in the last decade…which got me thinking about my last decade!

it has been a huge ‘rollercoaster ride’ most of it pretty good, but also pretty scary at times…at the beginning of the decade I still very ill with a basket-case diagnosis; then suddenly it all changed and I could plan a future after I had gotten stable, lost weight, got fit…

by the time, we get to the next decade…I have absolutely no idea what I will have achieved other than actually get a BA @ University of Auckland but I am sure whatever, it is ‘plus’ will be great!
cathy in NZ´s last blog ..traditional return to city day!

bikehikebabe,
I don’t use the term “neaten”, I say “unclutter”. One of my resolutions every year was to get more organized. It never worked. When I switched to “unclutter” it was a lot easier because I could do just a little bit and it counted. I think “neaten” would work the same way.

I applaud your goal of having fun! One of mine used to be to laugh out loud at least five times a day. I think of it once in a while and notice I usually do that automatically now. Clearly if we pick the right resolution it’s not that hard to keep it.

Evan,
That’s a good point…not paying that much attention to the calendar. I ignore time as much as possible and am grateful that I don’t have a job or too many appointments. What a drag to have to look at the clock.

It seems to me if we really want to make a change in our life then briefly checking in once a day is a better strategy. I occasionally remind myself of the secret of happiness: “Ask yourself every day, What’s good about my life? What needs to be done? How can I get this done and enjoy the process?” That last one is crucial. If we can find a way to make it enjoyable we have it made.

I’m from West Virginia, but that’s the way they say it in Schenectady NY. I heard a woman from there say “neaten up”. When someone else said that I knew & sure enough she was from there too.

My main resolution is to have FUN, FUN, FUN! Wheeeeeeeee!!!